Born and raised in San Francisco’s Fillmore, Ericka shares her remarkable story from nearly experiencing homelessness to becoming a successful entrepreneur giving back to the community she calls home.
Read MoreBay Area resident Elizabeth Herrera’s story is about housing, invisible families and finding home.
Read MoreSan Francisco native Rocheall Pierre’s nightmarish experience of pursuing her career as a social worker, but being unable to pay for childcare, then being on the losing side of the inequitable criminal justice system and becoming homeless.
Read MoreIn July 2021, we gave disposable cameras to the staff, parents, and youth of Hamilton Families to document their summers… here’s how it went.
Read MoreBefore coming to Hamilton Families, Liz and her family were experiencing housing insecurity for the past 15 years, doubling up with family, staying at motels, and sleeping at rest stops all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
Read MoreI was very excited when I saw the services that Hamilton Families provide, helping you to get into your own place; it really gives you hope for the future.
Read More“It wasn't that easy and losing my job didn't help so that's pretty much how I ended up homeless. I was very surprised that I could become one of the people that becomes homeless. You don't see yourself there, you really don't, until it happens to you.”
Read MoreWhen Marlena came to Hamilton Families, her goals were to obtain employment, lower her debt, and find housing that would stabilize her family.
Read MoreHear the journey of single dad, Matt, and his son, Blake, as they went from experiencing homelessness to owning their own home.
Read MoreLearn how this amazing mother overcame homelessness—moving from a life in prison to living in her own place and raising two beautiful daughters.
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